Adam Gotfried

Counsel

Adam Gotfried

Toronto

Brookfield Place, Suite 4400

181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

t:
416.865.7916

e:
adam.gotfried@mcmillan.ca

overview

Adam maintains a litigation practice, with particular specialization in all areas of tax controversy management, including responding to information queries, audit defence, making objections to the Canada Revenue Agency, and litigation in the courts. Adam’s extensive experience in tax controversy helps him see the “big picture” in tax disputes in order to help craft effective defence strategies for clients very early in the process.

Prior to joining McMillan LLP, Adam spent over five years as tax litigation counsel at the federal Department of Justice, and over two years as a senior associate at one of Canada’s premier tax litigation boutiques. Adam has expertise in litigating tax disputes involving transfer pricing and other cross-border tax issues, anti-avoidance rules, GST/HST issues. Adam has also successfully represented clients seeking rectification or other equitable relief in the provincial Superior Courts.

Adam has represented clients in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), the Court of Queen’s Bench for Alberta, and the BC Supreme Court. Adam has also assisted on appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Paletta v. The Queen, 2017 TCC 233 – successfully sought an Order compelling the Crown to provide information gained in other audits used to assess our client.

Graymar Equipment (2008) Inc. v Attorney General (Canada) 2014 ABQB 154 – successfully represented the Crown in resisting an order for equitable relief. This decision was heavily relied on by the Supreme Court of Canada when it restricted the availability of rectification in tax matters.

Adam maintains a litigation practice, with particular specialization in all areas of tax controversy management, including responding to information queries, audit defence, making objections to the Canada Revenue Agency, and litigation in the courts. Adam’s extensive experience in tax controversy helps him see the “big picture” in tax disputes in order to help craft effective defence strategies for clients very early in the process.

Prior to joining McMillan LLP, Adam spent over five years as tax litigation counsel at the federal Department of Justice, and over two years as a senior associate at one of Canada’s premier tax litigation boutiques. Adam has expertise in litigating tax disputes involving transfer pricing and other cross-border tax issues, anti-avoidance rules, GST/HST issues. Adam has also successfully represented clients seeking rectification or other equitable relief in the provincial Superior Courts.

Adam has represented clients in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), the Court of Queen’s Bench for Alberta, and the BC Supreme Court. Adam has also assisted on appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Paletta v. The Queen, 2017 TCC 233 – successfully sought an Order compelling the Crown to provide information gained in other audits used to assess our client.

Graymar Equipment (2008) Inc. v Attorney General (Canada) 2014 ABQB 154 – successfully represented the Crown in resisting an order for equitable relief. This decision was heavily relied on by the Supreme Court of Canada when it restricted the availability of rectification in tax matters.